Biography

Dr. Joseph Falcone is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in primary hip and knee replacement surgery, as well as reconstructive and complex revision hip and knee surgery. A leader in orthopedic care in Western New York since 1998, he embraces the use of cutting-edge technologies, and has crafted his holistic approach by focusing on the overall patient.

Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Falcone has received certifications in anatomic to reverse shoulder arthroplasty, direct anterior approach to hip replacement surgery, MAKO robotic joint reconstructive surgery for total knee and total hip replacement surgery as well as unicondylar knee surgeries. Dr. Falcone received his Fellowship training in Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds a certificate of proficiency in modern dissection techniques of bones, biometals, and bioplastics.

Dr. Falcone is the former Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Sisters of Charity Hospital and is a Clinical Assistant Professor or Orthopedics at the Lake Eric College of Osteopathic Medicine and the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Falcone’s professional affiliations include the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, New York Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and the Adult Reconstructive & Arthritis Surgery Section of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics.

Education & Training

Frankford Hospital – Bucks County Campus

Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, 1993-1997

St. Michael's Medical Center

Internship, 1992-1993

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Rothman Institute)

Fellowship, Adult Joint Reconstruction, 1997-1998

DES MOINES OSTEOPATHIC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Medical School, Doctor of Osteopathy, 1992

Ross University School of Medicine

MD, 1985

Board Certifications

Orthopedic Surgery
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, 2024-2026

Orthopedic Surgery
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2022-2032